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Boot configuration restricted on Dell PowerEdge R620 device

Boot configuration restricted on Dell PowerEdge R620 device

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05-04-2024, 03:19 AM
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So I've got a bit of a unique issue, I feel My job is wanting me to set up a Linux-based server to run a version of ChatGPT, so that any employees can ask it questions about policies. I've beethin working on this for the last couple of days and I'm getting there, but running into a bit of an issue. I was given an old PowerEdge R620 server to test with, which has roughly 100GB of RAM and 2 Xeon, 6-core processors; a bit overkill for what I need, but in this case overkill is better. I got the Linux distro installed on an SSD in a different system, and then moved the SSD over to an external enclosure to boot the server off of. Somehow, I (a kid not even out of high school yet) managed to make a system that was about double as fast as the one that the entire rest of the IT department could come up with (41.3 sec compared to 76.8 sec response time), but it still wasn't what the big boss wanted. My next thought was to put the SSD actually into the system, so I installed it into one of the hotswap bays in the front of the server (I may have forgotten that SATA can use SAS ports). My biggest issue now that I've so far been unable to solve is that, no matter what I try, I'm unable to boot from my SSD now. I'm currently sitting in the BIOS menu, and it is listing my drive as "Unavailable: ubuntu". Also, whenever I go through the boot menu, "ubuntu" is grayed out and un-selectable. At this point I'm stuck, because if I can't boot from an internal bay then all of the speeds will be affected by the data transfer to and from the SSD, which completely screws the results that I'm needing for the next project phase. Any help any of y'all would be able to give me regarding how to potentially fix this would be greatly appreciated
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05-04-2024, 03:19 AM #1

So I've got a bit of a unique issue, I feel My job is wanting me to set up a Linux-based server to run a version of ChatGPT, so that any employees can ask it questions about policies. I've beethin working on this for the last couple of days and I'm getting there, but running into a bit of an issue. I was given an old PowerEdge R620 server to test with, which has roughly 100GB of RAM and 2 Xeon, 6-core processors; a bit overkill for what I need, but in this case overkill is better. I got the Linux distro installed on an SSD in a different system, and then moved the SSD over to an external enclosure to boot the server off of. Somehow, I (a kid not even out of high school yet) managed to make a system that was about double as fast as the one that the entire rest of the IT department could come up with (41.3 sec compared to 76.8 sec response time), but it still wasn't what the big boss wanted. My next thought was to put the SSD actually into the system, so I installed it into one of the hotswap bays in the front of the server (I may have forgotten that SATA can use SAS ports). My biggest issue now that I've so far been unable to solve is that, no matter what I try, I'm unable to boot from my SSD now. I'm currently sitting in the BIOS menu, and it is listing my drive as "Unavailable: ubuntu". Also, whenever I go through the boot menu, "ubuntu" is grayed out and un-selectable. At this point I'm stuck, because if I can't boot from an internal bay then all of the speeds will be affected by the data transfer to and from the SSD, which completely screws the results that I'm needing for the next project phase. Any help any of y'all would be able to give me regarding how to potentially fix this would be greatly appreciated

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